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Category Archives: Lighter Side
Assault With a Dangerous French Fry
Seriously. James Hackett, a 26=year-old Massachusetts man, was arrested for assault and battery after throwing a container of McDonald’s French Fries at his 11-year-old step-daughter during a family squabble. Police described the fries as “a dangerous weapon,” citing the fact that they were “hot and oily” (the girl came through … Continue reading
Why arresting people pays and bank robbery doesn’t, what ever became of the Watergate’s Room 723, and why did the writer shoot himself in the arm?
Why, statistically, bank robbery doesn’t pay And why arresting people does What ever happened to the Watergate Hotel’s Room 723? Why did the writer shoot himself in the arm? This article, and all articles on this site, are © 2012 by Bill Bickel unless otherwise noted.
Posted in Articles, Lighter Side, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged arrests, bank robbery, statistics, WAtergate, Weird World of Crime
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Return to the Scene of the Crime
There are any number of reasons a criminal might return to the scene of a crime: for one Barcelona-area couple, who ran from a bookstore after being caught shoplifting, it was to see what became of their baby, whom they’d left behind at the bookstore in its carriage. This article, … Continue reading
Soda Noir, Mimes in Traffic, and Death Row Suicides
Gotta love this. This week’s New Yorker cover references, of course, New York City’s plan to ban the sale of large cups of soda Venezuela Uses Mimes to Enforce Traffic Laws: Nothing really more to say about that, is there? Death Row Suicide Highlights Execution Delays — This is the … Continue reading
Friday Morning Miscellany: Etan Patz, Casey Anthony, Guns, and Bombs
New Jersey Man Arrested After Confessing That He Strangled Etan Patz in 1979 — A little perspective, though: he’s offered no motive, and as far as the public has been made aware, there is no physical evidence. The media, in its zeal to report the end of one of nation’s … Continue reading
Posted in Current Criminal Justice Headline News, Lawsuits, Lighter Side, News, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged bombs, Casey Anthony, Caylee Anthony, Etan Patz, guns, media, murders, terrorism
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”Son of” People Who Clearly WANTED to Get Caught
Okay, maybe this one isn’t quite comparable to this morning’s People Who Clearly WANTED to Get Caught list, but it does involve a criminal activity and a cell phone and Facebook: Katy McCaffrey had her iPhone stolen during a Disney Cruise Line vacation last month. The thief, allegedly a Disney … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter Side, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged Disney, Facebook, iPhone, stupid criminals, Weird World of Crime
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People Who Clearly WANTED to Get Caught
We might as well start with the “usual suspect,” Facebook: Jonathan Parker, a West Virginia teenager, broke into a home and stole two diamond rings; then as long as he was there, he decided to use the homeowner’s laptop to check his Facebook account. And then left, leaving his Facebook … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter Side, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged Facebook, social media, stupid criminals, Twitter, Weird World of Crime
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Father of 30 Complains About Paying Too Much Child Support
It’s not easy being Desmomd Hatchett. At least that’s what the 33-year-old Knoxville, Tennessee man told a judge last week when he petitioned to have his child support payments reduced. Half of his minimum wage salary goes to child support — which doesn’t really amount to very much money for … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter Side, Polls, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged child support, polls, Weird World of Crime
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Well, SOMEBODY was apparently distracted…
A law firm attempting to drum up clients for “distracted driving” lawsuits sent out a press release that began:A couple that sustained life-altering injuries during a 2009 car accident caused by a texting teenager is seeking to hold the person the driver was texting liable for their injuries by adding … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Bickel, Managing Editor, Editorials, Lawsuits, Lighter Side
Tagged lawsuits, lawyers, Weird World of Crime
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A bouncer at an Iowa nightclub had his wallet (including his driver’s license) stolen
Seriously, does anybody not know how this one ends? (but just in case you can’t…
Posted in Lighter Side, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged stupid criminals, Weird World of Crime
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